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Agricultural growth for the poor : an agenda for development.

Contributor(s): World Bank Material type: Text

TextSeries: Directions in development (Washington, D.C.)Publication details: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, c2005Description: xxvi, 197 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN: 0821360671; 082136068X (eISBN)Subject(s): Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- Developing countries | Agriculture and state -- Developing countries | Agricultural development projects -- Developing countries | Agricultural assistance -- Developing countries | Public-private sector cooperation -- Developing countries | Poverty -- Developing countries | Poor -- Developing countries | Landbouw | Economische aspecten | Ontwikkelingssamenwerking | Armoede | Publiek-private samenwerking | 2DDC classification: 338.1 AGR LOC classification: HD1542 | .A337 2005Other classification: 83.46

Contents:

1. The role of agricultural growth in development strategies to benefit the poor -- 2. The rapidly changing context for agriculture : challenges and opportunities -- 3. Policies and institutions to accelerate agricultural growth for the poor -- 4. Public investments for pro-poor growth -- 5. Tailoring development support to diverse agricultural systems -- 6. Getting agriculture back on the development agenda.

Review: "New forces are at work in the agricultural sector: the growth of markets and private entrepreneurship, the changing global demand for food and other agricultural products, the rise of multinationals, and the expansion of integrated food chains. To realize the potential benefits, the public sector has a crucial role to play through policy initiatives to support agriculture, reduce poverty, and ensure broad rural development alignment with these forces." "Building on the foundation of the Agriculture Investment Sourcebook (World Book 2005), Agricultural Growth for the Poor: An Agenda for Development explores ways in which the public sector can work with the private sector to facilitate growth and ensure equitable benefit distribution. It describes the key policy and institutional issues involved in promoting private sector investment in agriculture and accelerating growth to benefit the poor. It identifies priorities for public investment in specific agricultural settings at different stages of economic growth and offers practical approaches for enhancing the impact of such investment. Finally, it summarizes lessons learned about successful support of agricultural development and discusses areas in which additional progress is required." "Policymakers and international development organizations will find Agricultural Growth for the Poor an invaluable resource for analyzing the prospects for agriculture in the changing global environment and developing an agenda for pro-poor development."--BOOK JACKET.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Reserved Books	Main Library Main Library Reserve	NFIC	338.1 AGR (Browse shelf (Opens below))	1	Not for loan		7046
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-184) and index.

"New forces are at work in the agricultural sector: the growth of markets and private entrepreneurship, the changing global demand for food and other agricultural products, the rise of multinationals, and the expansion of integrated food chains. To realize the potential benefits, the public sector has a crucial role to play through policy initiatives to support agriculture, reduce poverty, and ensure broad rural development alignment with these forces." "Building on the foundation of the Agriculture Investment Sourcebook (World Book 2005), Agricultural Growth for the Poor: An Agenda for Development explores ways in which the public sector can work with the private sector to facilitate growth and ensure equitable benefit distribution. It describes the key policy and institutional issues involved in promoting private sector investment in agriculture and accelerating growth to benefit the poor. It identifies priorities for public investment in specific agricultural settings at different stages of economic growth and offers practical approaches for enhancing the impact of such investment. Finally, it summarizes lessons learned about successful support of agricultural development and discusses areas in which additional progress is required." "Policymakers and international development organizations will find Agricultural Growth for the Poor an invaluable resource for analyzing the prospects for agriculture in the changing global environment and developing an agenda for pro-poor development."--BOOK JACKET.

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